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Name: Michaela Olsakova
Education: Computer Science

Donut Alter Ego: Jelly Filled
Patronus: Duckling
Special Abilities: Has more Lord of the Rings facts than you do


Why did you join iGEM? To get some experience with web development and try something I've never done before

Name: Patricia Lim
Education: Biological Sciences

Donut Alter Ego: Strawberry Frosted
Patronus: Porcupine
Special Abilities: The Karate Kid reincarnated


Why did you join iGEM? To explore the field of biotechnology and gain experience in graphic design

Name: Preetha Gopalakrishnan
Education: Biomedical Science

Donut Alter Ego: Cronut
Patronus: Armadillo
Special Abilities: Fact Machine


Why did you join iGEM? Because I've always been interested in genetics and I wanted a hands-on opportunity to engineer an organism

Name: Jacob Grainger
Education: Biomedical Sciences

Donut Alter Ego: Old Fashioned
Patronus: Human
Special Abilities: Only one to survive a zombie apocalypse


Why did you join iGEM? To learn and practise synthetic biology and biotechnology

Name: Samuel Wilton-Clark
Education: Biomedical Sciences

Donut Alter Ego: Long John
Patronus: Giraffe
Special Abilities: He's the real Slim Shady


Why did you join iGEM? To explore a rapidly growing research field in a competitive environment

Name: Helen Wang
Education: Biomedical Sciences

Donut Alter Ego: Chocolate Sprinkle
Patronus: Golden Retriever
Special Abilities: An actual puppy


Why did you join iGEM? Research experience and the opportunity to work together with people from different faculties!

Name: Kaitlin Schaaf
Education: Cellular, Molecular & Microbial Biology

Donut Alter Ego: Powdered Sugar
Patronus: Mama Bear
Special Abilities: Will destroy you in Foosbal


Why did you join iGEM? To gain research experience in the emerging field of synthetic biology.

Name: Alexandra Ivanova
Education: Chemical & Petroleum Engineering

Donut Alter Ego: Cheesecake (she's adopted)
Patronus: Unicorn
Special Abilities: Can dance your socks off


Why did you join iGEM? I wanted to explore engineering applications beyond the degree that i'm persuing

Name: Atika Ibrahim
Education: Bioinformatics

Donut Alter Ego: Maple Cream
Patronus: Munchkin Cat
Special Abilities: Secretly a comedic genius


Why did you join iGEM? I like to seize every opportunity that comes my way.

Name: Lalit Bharadwaj
Education: Cellular, Molecular & Microbial Biology

Donut Alter Ego: Strawberry Filled
Patronus: Grizzly Bear
Special Abilities: Rugby player on the outside, two stepper on the inside


Why did you join iGEM? To expand my undergraduate education to new avenues of synthetic biology.

Name: Alina Kunitskaya
Education: Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Donut Alter Ego: Boston Creme
Patronus: Laika the Space Dog
Special Abilities: Has Chris Hadfield as a Skype contact


Why did you join iGEM? To make the whole world excited about space exploration

Name: Amy Chen
Education: Biomedical Sciences

Donut Alter Ego: Honey Cruller
Patronus: Panda
Special Abilities: Knows just about every Health Sci student


Why did you join iGEM? To learn more about synthetic biology and its potential in solving real-world problems

Name: Maliyat Aniqa Noor
Education: Electrical Engineering

Donut Alter Ego: Chocolate Dip
Patronus: Lemur
Special Abilities: Food goes in, science comes out


Why did you join iGEM? I was fascinated the incredible potential synthetic biology has in reinventing traditional practices in everything ranging from drug therapy to manufacturing.

Name: Bilal Sher
Education: Civil Engineering

Donut Alter Ego: Gulab Jamun
Patronus: Ostrich
Special Abilities: Can fit the whole team in his car


Why did you join iGEM? Someone told me there was massive potential in genetic engineering and I wanted to get some hands on experience in it

Name: Rachelle Varga
Education: Bsc. in Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology

Donut Alter Ego: Donut Hole
Patronus: Hawksbill Turtle
Special Abilities: Can cease a laugh or a smile on command


Why did you join iGEM? To pass on my experience in molecular cloning for iGEM generations to come

Name: David Feehan
Education: MSc. student Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Donut Alter Ego: Long John
Patronus: Llama
Special Abilities: Knows the lyrics to most pop songs in the last 25 years


Why did you join iGEM? I got an email from Dr. Mayi and it sounded pretty cool so I applied.

Name: Dan Ziemianowicz
Education: PhD. student in Biochemistry

Donut Alter Ego: Pakora
Patronus: Cat
Special Abilities: A good guesser


Why did you join iGEM? To take over the world

Name: Syed
Education:Bioinformatics

Donut Alter Ego: Frosted Cinnamon Roll
Patronus: Tiger
Special Abilities: Can pretty much read minds


Why did you join iGEM? 'Cause synthetic biology is rad!

Name: Sid Goutam
Education: Biomedical Sceinces

Donut Alter Ego: Strawberry Shortcake
Patronus: Anaconda
Special Abilities: Stopping people to chat, regardless of where they're going


Why did you join iGEM? Because it brings together students from many disciplines to solve real world problems.

Name: David Nguyen
Education: Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Donut Alter Ego: Chocolate-Glazed Cake Donut
Patronus: Butterfly
Special Abilities: Karaoke God


Why did you join iGEM? To assist with the engineering processes required for iGEM.

Name: Nilesh Sharma
Education: Neuroscience

Donut Alter Ego: Double Chocolate
Patronus: Tufted Deer
Special Abilities: Master Procrastinator


Why did you join iGEM? To gain exposure to real-life situations and embark on a strong academic path

Name: Elena
Education:

Donut Alter Ego: Glazed
Patronus: Mouse
Special Abilities:


Why did you join iGEM?

Name: Nishi Patel
Education: Cellular and Molecular Microbial Biology

Donut Alter Ego: Boston Cream
Patronus: Parrot
Special Abilities: Fashion designer in the making


Why did you join iGEM? To work with people from different fields and share my enthusiasm for genetic engineering

Name: Dr. Mayi
Profession: Senior Instructor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Donut Alter Ego: Apple Fritter
Patronus: Doe
Special Abilities: Choosing the best snack


Why did you join iGEM? Because I love working with the students and seeing their excitement for synthetic biology!

Name:Dr. Andres Nygren
Education:

Donut Alter Ego:
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Why did you join iGEM?

Name: Brad Prince
Education:

Donut Alter Ego: Honey Crueller
Patronus: Grizzly Bear
Special Abilities: Knowing useless information


Why did you join iGEM? I think Synthetic Biology is one of the biggest technology revolutions we’ve ever gone through and so wanted to help lend a commercialization perspective to the technologies being developed.

Name: Dr Elke Lohmeier-Vogel
Education: Senior Instructor, Dept. Biological Sciences

Donut Alter Ego: Old-fashioned
Patronus: Bear
Special Abilities: Intuition


Why did you join iGEM? Dr. Mayi and I met at an SoTL meeting (Science of Teaching and Learning) and she asked me to write a PURE application for a student on the 2016 team, which I did. The student Nilesh Sharma got his PURE so I decided to go and watch the weekly meetings as a mentor. I found it to be a valuable experience and so when I was asked to take part in 2017 as an Instructor I happily said yes. I really liked watching how the students worked over the summer.